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The Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department responded to the Lukoil at 1209 Wilmington Pike, Thornbury Township on January 07, 2019 at 7:09 PM for a reported armed robbery. This gas station is located at the intersection of Rt. 202 and Rt. 926. The robbery occurred at 1908 hours. The owner...

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On October 2, 2018, at approximately 0400, the KTPD responded to a burglary in progress on Arrowwood Lane. The suspect was interrupted prior to gaining access inside of the home and fled upon the arrival of patrol officers. Morgan TAYLOR, 24, of Elkton, MD, was identified as a suspect. On December...

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On December 3, 2018, the KTPD charged Javier GARFIAS-MARTINEZ,33, of Kennett Square, with two counts of simple assault and two counts of harassment. These charges were the result of a child abuse investigation.

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On December 1, 2018, a KTPD officer responded to a domestic disturbance in the 500 block of Rosedale Road. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with a victim who reported being struck in the face during an argument. The victim had minor injuries consistent with this report. The striking subject...

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On November 27, 2018, the Kennett Township Police Department arrested Jonathan Umble for issuing a bad check. Umble issued a check, from a closed account, as payment to a vendor who provided services in September 2018. The vendor attempted to settle the matter directly with Umble. However, Umble...

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On December 23, 2018 11:23 pm Officers were dispatched for a domestic disturbance between two males in the 700 block of Lafayette Street. Once on location, the Officers observed one male, identified as David Aceto, yelling at the victim. Officers observed Aceto's hands to be bleeding. The victim...

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Fidelio Hernandez-Hernandez is wanted for failing to appear to court for charges an public drunkenness investigation where he falsely identified himself to law enforcement on 12/25/2014 in the 300 block of West Cypress Street.

An arrest warrant was issued for Iker Garcia-Lopez after he failed to stop for an officer who initiated a traffic stop on him. After a brief pursuit, his vehicle crashed and a passenger in the vehicle sustained injuries. Garcia-Lopez was identified and failed to respond to his court paperwork.

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North Coventry Police took a report from a elderly resident who stated he received a phone call from a subject pretending to be his grandson. The caller advised he was in jail in New York and needed $5,000.00 in bail money. The caller recognized it was not his grandson and the call was terminated...

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On July 11, 2018 at 1949 hours this officer was dispatched to 35 Orchard View Drive for the suspicious condition of a solicitor selling for a pest control service without a permit. Thomas Hutchings age 21 of Nevada was issued a non traffic summons for an ordinance violation. Hutchings was employed...

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On July 10, 2018, Officers began an investigation on a harassment complaint. The victim began receiving harassing text messages from an unknown actor. The investigation is ongoing determine the responsible actor.

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The Kennett Township Police Department is currently investigating a financial fraud incident. The victims over a period of two days had their financial account access by unauthorized actors. The victims were subject to a financial loss in excess of $30,000. The incident is under investigation by...

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North Coventry Police Department is investigating a case of illegal dumping at the Shenkel Church pavilion located at 1580 Shenkel Road. Unknown actor/s dumped a sofa in the pavilion area of the church property sometime on July 21, 2018. Anyone with information regarding this incident is requested...

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The North Coventry Police responded to a theft from a vehicle that occurred at 614 W. Schuylkill Road. The vehicle was entered between midnight on November 8th and 1030 on November 9th. Only small items of little value were taken. Anyone with information is asked to contact the North Coventry...

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On November 8, 2018 at approximately 10:39 PM, the West Chester Police responded to a four vehicle accident in the 400 block of S. New Street. The operator struck three parked cars. All vehicles were towed from the scene. The operator and his passenger were transported to Paoli Hospital.

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The West Chester Police are looking for assistance in identifying the subject pictured for using a stolen credit card. The actor used the credit card at Kiladare’s, Sprout, and Wawa on October 28, 2018. The actor involved purchased items totaling $90.00. Anyone with information to the identity of...

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On October 31, 2018 at approximately 3:00 PM an unknown actor entered the AT&T store and removed an iPhone XS and an iPhone XS Max from the front display. The unknown actor was described as a B/M, approximately 25-30 years of age, with a cross tattoo on his neck, some facial hair, wearing a...

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On 11/05/2018, the North Coventry Police took a report of a hit and run crash which occurred in the area of S. Hanover St and Neiman Rd. The crash occurred at 3:05 P.M. The vehicle (Unit #1) that caused the two vehicle crash was a maroon-four-door sedan. The maroon sedan came to an unexpected stop...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2018 THE WESTTOWN-EAST GOSHEN REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATEd IN OPERATION SAFE STOP 2018 On Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department partnered with the West Chester Area School District and Krapf Bus Company to monitor...

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CONTRACTOR FRAUD ARREST Beginning on March 19, 2018, 14 total victims reported they had given a contractor a combined total of over $400,000 as down payments for home renovation work that was never completed. Detectives began conducting the thorough investigation which led to arrest of Michael J...

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